A typo-technological analysis of chipped stone assemblage from the Mesolithic site of Altappeh, Mazandaran, Iran (the archive of the National Museum of Iran)

This paper presents a typo-technological analysis of the lithic assemblage from excavation Mesolithic site Altappeh (southeast Caspian Sea). The was excavated by C. McBurney and archaeological materials were divided between University Cambridge National Museum Iran. research is based on chipped stones stored in assemblage, consisting mostly flake tools including various scrapers notchdenticulate tools, characteristics which reflect “Caspian Mesolithic” stone industry, previously detected cave sites Kamarband, Hotu Komishan same region. industry south southeast Sea had been introduced as “Trialetian” during 1990s, but recent emphasizes differences assemblages entitled with Mesolithic”. These are reflected raw material procurement strategies tool types not similar west Sea.